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J. Wallace Boyes fonds [multiple media]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1922-1984.

Reference:

R4203-0-0-E, MG31-J45

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs, Stamps and stamp products, Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

106987

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J. Wallace Boyes fonds
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Fonds includes:

7 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1922-1984.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

7.6 m of textual records.
461 photographs b&w, col. slides.
48 postal covers.
1 stamp.
2 audio reels (2 h).

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of scientific data for 74 papers written by Boyes; research files on plant, insect, animal and human genetics; sample raw entomological data from South America; professional and personal correspondence; extensive documentation on McGill's Genetics Dept. including administration, budget, correspondence and courses; and material on the 10th International Congress of Genetics held in Montreal (1958) and organized by Boyes, n.d., 1922-1984.

The fonds also contains photographs relating to Boyes' activities as an entomologist, [ca. 1935-1975] and depict the Tenth International Congress of Genetics, held at McGill University, Montreal, 1958; scientists of the international genetics community, Dr. Lysenko (USSR) and Jenny van Brink (Netherlands). Also included are slides relating to plants and animals, primarily referring back to their genetics. These slides relate to the activities, demonstrations and venues at the Tenth International Congress of Genetics.

The fonds also contains Canadian stamps and envelopes, 1958-1971.

Also included are sound recordings of the Tenth International Conference of Genetics, August 25, 1958.

Provenance:

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Boyes, J. W., 1907-1980

Biography/Administrative history:

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Boyes, J. W., 1907-1980 : John Wallace (Wally) Boyes was born in Sunridge, Ontario. He taught in elementary and high schools in Saskatchewan 1926-1930. Boyes started research on insect control and was a part-time pest investigator while he completed his Bachelor of Science degree (1933) and Masters degree on wheat cytogenetics (1936) at the University of Saskatchewan. Boyes did his doctorate at the University of Wisconsin with a thesis on plant embryology (1939). Boyes spent World War II working for the National Research Council in Ottawa and in various industrial operations. He began his association with McGill University as Acting Chairman of the Department of Genetics (1945-1947) and then was its Chairman from 1947 until 1969. He also held the Molson Chair of Genetics at McGill, 1955-1972. As a result of a protracted dispute with McGill over a post-retirement research position, Boyes retired in 1972.

He was active in professional organizations, notably as President of the Organizing Committee of the Tenth International Congress of Genetics at McGill in 1958. Boyes was Professor and Dean of Science of the University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland through CIDA, 1973-1977. He developed numerous contacts with fellow scientists in Eastern Europe and other countries and was a committed internationalist. When he retired for good in 1978, Boyes settled in London, Ontario to continue his research. He died on January 17.

Boyes' research included the use of colchicine to double chromosomes in plants, directing field tests and research projects on breeding and improving cereal crops, and studied the genetic development in wheat, corn, buckwheat and red clover. Boyes also supervised numerous graduate students at McGill. Starting in the early 1950s, Boyes' major research project was the comparison of the evolution of the chromosomes of the Diptera and higher flies to their classification.

Finding aid:

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Textual records: (Paper) The finding aid is a file list. MSS2028

Textual records: (Electronic) Finding aid. MSS2028
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000000572.pdf

Sound recording: (Electronic) See MISACS for item level descriptions.

Photographs: (Other) Identification list and caption list for slides available in accession file. FA-500

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General note:

Acquired in 1994 from Beatrice Boyes of Ottawa.
Subject heading:

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Human genetics Beatrice C. Boyes

Genetics - Studying and teaching Emilio Battaglio

Diptera J.M. van Brink

Flies - Syrphid Karel Hruby

Flies - Non Syrphid F.C. Fraser

Flies - South America Bronys Povilaitis

H.M. Slatis

G.W.R. Walker

Gregor Mendel (1822-1884)

National Research Council. Research Grants

NATO. Research Grants

McGill University. Biological Sciences Div

McGill University. Genetics Dept

McGill University. Human Genetics Program

Biological Council of Canada

Canadian Federation of Biological Societies

Genetics Society of Canada

International Congress of Genetics, Tenth, Montreal, 1958

University of Alberta. Alumni Association, Montreal Branch 1932-1937
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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122-020086-7
1994/0153
1995-174 DAP
1997-0404 MISA
1997-135 DAP
2699 (1995-05-19)
95-115
95-124

Former archival reference no.:

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MG31-J45
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Access restriction document

http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/r000000776.pdf

Textual records

[Consultation18 Restricted]

Finding aid box [FA 2028] 148

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [BOYES, DR. J. WALLACE 1995-174]

[Consultation 90 Open]

6412;

[Consultation 90 Open]

TCS 01232;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Philatelic records

[Consultation90 Open]

Sound recordings

[Consultation90 Open]

Terms of use:

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Photographs: No restrictions. Copyright is unknown. Credit: National Archives of Canada / Copy negative no.
Philatelic material: No restrictions. Copyright: various and Canada Post Corporation. Credit: National Archives of Canada.
Sound recording: Reproduction and use in any form requires the written permission of the copyright holder and of the donor.

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